Author Archives: Factory Blogger

HTML5 or Native – Facebook chooses Native

HTML5 or Native – Facebook chooses Native Interesting what this guy says about mobile and going native. Native means – Facebook want to be more embedded into the device (NMG “wants access to your mobile phone contact list”). Also take advantage of notification system (which is well implemented in Android)...

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Changing dimensions ActionBarSherlock

ActionBarSherlock A little digging and figured an easy way ( and I suppose the right way) to change some of the default attributes of ActionBarSherlocks menu/tab bar. If you look into the source of the library of ABS, you can see folders of “values”, “values-large”, etc.. Copying in the appropriate...

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Summary of screen resolutions for Android and iOS

Here is a very generalized handy view, but an app should support this at the very minimum: Android Standard (HDPI) – 800×480 (WVGA) (phones: HTC Desire, Galaxy SII) High Res (XHDPI) – 720×1280 (720p) (phones: Galaxy SIII, 7inch tablets ~approx) Optional: Tablets (XHDPI) – 800×1280 (WXGA) (10 inch tablets, e.g:...

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Android Jelly Bean 4.2 Display Mirroring The Capabilities

Two Articles of note explaining this whole Mirroring capability: wi-fi-alliance-announces-first-miracast-certified-devices how-does-android-4-2-jelly-bean-wireless-display-mirroring-work Essentially what it means is that you have your Android Display mirrored to your TV over WIFI. Time for a new TV, for christmas or Alternatively you might get this device from netgear to use your existing TV. http://www.netgear.com/home/products/hometheater/media-players/PTV3000.aspx#

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iPad The Preferred Ecommerce Device

Based on Black Friday stats..see link below: “Overall iPad is changing shopping habits, but it has a near monopoly in its form factor at this point. The bigger question is what is causing phone users to behave differently based on the devices they own. The phone market is more mature...

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App Development – Is it for my Business?

Why Get an App for Your Business? Mobile computing is the most visible, fastest-growing platform for building your business’s brand right now. Tablets and smartphones are being used in homes and offices around the world to access and generate content. One of the best possible ways for a small business...

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